Apr 08 Trump to open more wildlife refuge land to hunting, fishing By Brady McCombs, Associated Press It's part of a proposal unveiled Wednesday that is aimed at giving Americans more recreational access on public lands. Continue reading
Apr 08 Outcry over racial data grows as virus slams black Americans By Kat Stafford, Meghan Hoyer, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press As the coronavirus tightens its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population — black Americans. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Mnuchin says Americans will start receiving coronavirus money next week In our news wrap Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told House Democrats Americans will start receiving direct deposits of COVID-19 aid next week. He also pressed Congress to add $250 billion to the Payroll Protection Program for small businesses. Also,… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:55 Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on why he hasn’t issued a stay-at-home order Arkansas is one of only five U.S. states without a stay-at-home order in place despite the coronavirus pandemic. Its number of confirmed COVID-19 cases passed 1,000 on Wednesday. Gov. Asa Hutchinson joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his state’s “very targeted… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 5:37 This ER doctor survived COVID-19. Here’s her advice New York state has roughly 150,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. That's more than any country in the world other than the United States. Health care workers in New York are feeling the pressure of the pandemic -- as well as… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:55 The challenge of protecting homeless populations amid COVID-19 By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn In order to protect themselves and their communities from the novel coronavirus outbreak, Americans across the country are staying home. But what happens to those who don’t have one? Stephanie Sy reports on how people experiencing homelessness are uniquely vulnerable… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 7:07 How the U.S. Navy handled a tumultuous week The U.S. Navy has had a tumultuous week, beginning with a request from the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt to evacuate most of his ship due to a COVID-19 outbreak, and culminating with the resignation of the Navy secretary… Continue watching
Apr 08 Linda Tripp, whistleblower in Clinton scandal, dies at 70 By Associated Press Tripp's secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Continue reading
Apr 08 Los Angeles undergoes massive effort to get homeless into hotels By Christopher Weber, Associated Press To curb the coronavirus spread, Los Angeles has embarked on a massive effort to bring thousands of homeless people off the streets and into hotels to protect them and others from infection. Continue reading
Apr 08 Outbreak triggers drop in climate-changing emissions, Energy Department projects By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Despite mocking the idea of climate change, President Donald Trump will preside over one of the country’s sharpest drops in climate-damaging emissions on record, as the economic paralysis from the coronavirus tamps down energy use, according to an Energy Department… Continue reading